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1 Anna Yol; PoW Camps
| Issuer | Prisoners of War Camp, Yol (No. 28) |
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| Year | 1939-1945 |
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| Reference(s) | Camb#5323 |
| Obverse description | Purple guilloche underprint with yellow-gold central medallion vignette composed of fine lacework rosette patterns. The denomination "ONE ANNA" is printed in large purple letterpress across the centre, with "1A" in cartouches at left and right margins. A black overprint reads "28 YOL" within the medallion, and "PRISONERS OF WAR" and "CAMP" arc above and below in the guilloche field. |
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| Obverse lettering | PRISONERS OF WAR ONE ANNA 1A 28 YOL CAMP |
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Yol (Camp No. 28) was a British-run prisoner of war facility in Himachal Pradesh, in the foothills of the Kangra Valley, used during the Second World War primarily for Axis prisoners taken in the North African and Italian campaigns. Camp scrip of this type was a controlled-circulation instrument — POWs could earn it through camp labor and spend it at the canteen, preventing access to genuine currency that might fund escape attempts.
The Anna denomination places this squarely within the pre-decimal Indian monetary system, where 16 annas made one Rupee. Scrip denominated in fractions of the Rupee is among the more uncommon surviving material from British India's wartime camp network.